Neill Graham: Last News

The decision to scrap Free for Three has been described as a “hammer blow” to Paisley town centre.

Scottish Power has been accused of a “lack of urgency” when called in on street light repairs in Renfrewshire – sparking calls for improvement from a fed-up politician.

A controversial plan by Kelburne Hockey Club to take over Ralston Sports Centre has been thrown out by Renfrewshire Council.

The SNP will stay the largest group on Renfrewshire Council after 21 members were elected.

Counting is well under way at a bustling Lagoon Leisure Centre in Paisley, with results filtering in from the Renfrewshire Council election.

A retired minister is hoping to swap the pulpit for politics when he stands in this week's council election.

People in Renfrewshire will see their council tax and service charges go up by three per cent this year.This comes after the SNP administration's £466 million budget was passed unopposed earlier today.

One of the best known state schools in Scotland has been hit by a kitchen crisis.

Councillors are set to be issued with devices to help protect them from potential attacks while working alone.

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Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Politicians are pitching in to fight a bid to take a sports centre out of public hands.Kelburne Hockey Club wants to take over Ralston Community Sports Centre for its own use.It will mean the ripping up the existing football pitches . .

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Renfrewshire’s planning board chief has again been accused of “rushing through” a crunch decision on a major Paisley housing application.A special remote meeting of the board was held on Tuesday after convener Marie McGurk had not outlined her reasons for turning down proposals for more than 600 homes in the grounds of Dykebar Hospital during a meeting last week.She had received unanimous support from the board to reject the application but, due to the mishap, councillors had to re-convene to put on official record their reasons for the decision, which is a statutory requirement.During this second meeting, Conservative group leader Neill Graham was the